[mythtv-users] Signal strength issues changing from NTSC to QAM256

[Brian Wood]

On Monday 06 July 2009 13:30:42 Alan Marchiori wrote:

>
> Seems plausible to me.  I had problems with our comcast cable modem
> disconnecting they came and installed a amplifier that looks a lot
> like this one http://www.solidsignal.com/prod_display.asp?prod=CM3410
> but a generic brand.  After that no problems.  I wasn't using myth QAM
> at that point so I don't know about QAM in particular but now I do use
> QAM from comcast (through the amp) with no problems.  In our setup it
> is installed off the main line from the street coming into the house
> and then it goes through 2 splitters before hitting the HDHR and only
> 1 before the cable modem.

Nice little amp, thanks for the pointer. Cheap too.

I got a kick out of "handles analog and digital signals". Reminds me of many 
years ago when one of the oil companies advertised that their gasoline 
would "fit round or square shaped fuel tanks".

-- 
Brian Wood
beww at beww.org